Friday, March 20, 2026

Scoreboard

NHL

Ottawa 3, N.Y Islanders 2

Columbus 6, N.Y Rangers 3

Boston 6, Winnipeg 1

Detroit 3, Montreal 1

Chicago 2, Minnesota 1

Nashville 3, Seattle 1

Florida 4, Edmonton 0

Buffalo 5, San Jose 0

Tampa Bay 6, Vancouver 2

Utah 4, Vegas 0

Philadelphia 4, Los Angeles 3 SO

Sports News

March Madness–1st Round Friday

It March Madness Day Two. Twenty of the original 68 teams have been eliminated, 16 more run out of time today. WJPA-AM (1450) is your home for the NCAA Men’s & Women’s Basketball Championships. Our coverage starts with Tournament Today at 11 am and continues until the final buzzer of the Missouri/Miami game sounds sometime after midnight.

First Round, Friday, March 20
12:05 pm  10-Santa Clara vs. 7-Kentucky
12:30 pm 12-Akron vs. 5-Texas Tech
1:25 pm 16-LIU vs. 1-Arizona
1:40 pm 14-Wright State vs. 3-Virginia
2:40 pm 15-Tennessee State vs. 2-Iowa State
3:05 pm 13-Hofstra vs. 4-Alabama
4:00 pm 9-Utah State vs. 8-Villonova
4:15 pm 11 Miami (OH) vs. 6-Tennessee
6:40 pm 9-Iowa vs. 8-Clemson
7:00 pm 12-UNI vs. 5-St. John’s
7:15 pm 10-UCF vs. 7-UCLA
7:25 pm 15-Queens (NC) vs. 2-Purdue
9:15 pm 16-Prairie View vs. 1-Florida
9:35 pm 13-Cal Baptist vs. 4-Kansas
9:50 pm 15-Furman vs. 2-UConn
10:00 pm 10-Missouri vs. 7-Miami (FL)

Third-Seeded Gonzaga Holds Off Kennesaw State

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Graham Ike scored 19 points and third-seeded Gonzaga held off tenacious No. 14 seed Kennesaw State 73-64 in a defensive battle that ended with some drama in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Davis Fogle added 17 points for the Bulldogs, who will face No. 11 seed Texas Saturday in the West Region. RJ Johnson and Amir Taylor each had 15 points for Kennesaw State, which made its second March Madness appearance after winning the Conference USA Tournament. The Owls capitalized on a series of fouls by the Bulldogs to make it close late, and Gonzaga coach Mark Few was enraged by some of the calls.

North Carolina Blows Huge Lead & Makes Early Exit

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — North Carolina blew a 19-point lead to fall in overtime to VCU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. It marked a second straight loss for the blueblood program in the tournament’s first round under Hubert Davis. UNC reached the NCAA title game in Davis’ first season in 2022. But the Tar Heels have reached the round of 32 only once in the four seasons since. This year’s UNC team was derailed by a season-ending injury to NBA prospect Caleb Wilson.

LeBron Appears In His 1,611th NBA Regular Season Game

MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James started for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Miami Heat, making it the 1,611th regular-season game of his career and tying Robert Parish’s all-time NBA mark. Parish held the record for nearly 30 years. He has now been caught by James, someone who now has yet another record on what seems like an endless resume of accomplishment within the game. James is also the NBA leader in, among many categories, points, seasons played, All-NBA nods and All-Star selections.

NL Central Preview; Loaded Cubs Go For Division Title

CHICAGO (AP) — Alex Bregman is hoping to lead the Chicago Cubs to their first NL Central title since 2020 after signing a $175 million, five-year contract with the North Siders in free agency. But the competition is tough in a division that put three teams in the playoffs last year. Cincinnati added a familiar face when it signed Eugenio Suárez to a $15 million, one-year deal. The 34-year-old slugger played for the Reds for seven seasons before he was traded to Seattle in March 2022. The Milwaukee Brewers are the reigning Central champions, and the Pittsburgh Pirates are much improved after acquiring Brandon Lowe in a trade and signing Ryan O’Hearn to a two-year contract.

On The Air

HEREFriday, March 20 12:00pm
Friday, March 20
CURRDATEFriday, March 20 12:00pm

11:00am College Basketball  AM 1450

Tournament Today Show + Men’s First Round Games

HERESaturday, March 21 12:00pm
Saturday, March 21
CURRDATESaturday, March 21 12:00pm

11:00am College Basketball  AM 1450

Tournament Today Show + Men’s Second Round Games

HERESunday, March 22 12:00pm
Sunday, March 22
CURRDATESunday, March 22 12:00pm

12:00pm College Basketball  AM 1450

Men’s Second Round Games

HEREMonday, March 23 12:00pm
Monday, March 23
CURRDATEMonday, March 23 12:00pm

1:00pm Pirates Baseball  AM 1450

Pirates vs. Atlanta Braves Spring Training

HEREThursday, March 26 12:00pm
Thursday, March 26
CURRDATEThursday, March 26 12:00pm

12:50pm Pirates Baseball  AM 1450

Pirates at New York Mets (Opening Day)

HEREThursday, March 26 12:00pm

6:00pm College Basketball  AM 1450

Tournament Today Show + Men’s Sweet 16

HEREFriday, March 27 12:00pm
Friday, March 27
CURRDATEFriday, March 27 12:00pm

2:00pm College Basketball  AM 1450

Women’s Sweet 16 Doubleheader

HEREFriday, March 27 12:00pm

6:00pm College Basketball  AM 1450

Tournament Today Show + Men’s Sweet 16

HERESaturday, March 28 12:00pm
Saturday, March 28
CURRDATESaturday, March 28 12:00pm

12:00pm College Basketball  AM 1450

Women’s Sweet 16 Doubleheader

HERESaturday, March 28 12:00pm

5:00pm College Basketball  AM 1450

Tournament Today Show + Men’s Regional Finals:

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